Implementation Guide to the DRAFT
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2015 Implementation Guide to the DRAFT As Prescribed by The Wildlife Conservation and Restoration Program and the State Wildlife Grant Program Illinois Wildlife Action Plan 2015 Implementation Guide Table of Contents I. Acknowledgments IG 1 II. Foreword IG 2 III. Introduction IG 3 IV. Species in Greatest Conservation Need SGCN 8 a. Table 1. SummaryDRAFT of Illinois’ SGCN by taxonomic group SGCN 10 V. Conservation Opportunity Areas a. Description COA 11 b. What are Conservation Opportunity Areas COA 11 c. Status as of 2015 COA 12 d. Ways to accomplish work COA 13 e. Table 2. Summary of the 2015 status of individual COAs COA 16 f. Table 3. Importance of conditions for planning and implementation COA 17 g. Table 4. Satisfaction of conditions for planning and implementation COA 18 h. Figure 1. COAs currently recognized through Illinois Wildlife Action Plan COA 19 i. Figure 2. Factors that contribute or reduce success of management COA 20 j. Figure 3. Intersection of COAs with Campaign focus areas COA 21 k. References COA 22 VI. Campaign Sections Campaign 23 a. Farmland and Prairie i. Description F&P 23 ii. Goals and Current Status as of 2015 F&P 23 iii. Stresses and Threats to Wildlife and Habitat F&P 27 iv. Focal Species F&P 30 v. Actions F&P 32 vi. Focus Areas F&P 38 vii. Management Resources F&P 40 viii. Performance Measures F&P 42 ix. References F&P 43 x. Table 5. Breeding Bird Survey Data F&P 45 xi. Figure 4. Amendment to Mason Co. Sands COA F&P 46 xii. Figure 5. Focus areas and sites in Farmland and Prairie Campaign F&P 47 xiii. Appendix 4. SGCN addressed by Farmland and Prairie Campaign F&P 48 b. Forest and Woodland i. Description F&W 52 ii. Goals F&W 52 iii. Status as of 2015 F&W 53 iv. Stresses and Threats to Wildlife and Habitat F&W 61 v. Focal Species F&W 62 vi. Actions F&W 64 vii. Focus Areas F&W 66 viii. Management Resources F&W 67 ix. Performance Measures F&W 68 x. Figure 6. Focus areas for the Forest and Woodland Campaign F&W 69 xi. Appendix 5. SGCN addressed by Forest and Woodland Campaign F&W 70 c. Green Cities i. DescriptionDRAFT GC 73 ii. Goals GC 75 iii. Status as of 2015 GC 76 iv. Stresses and Threats to Wildlife and Habitat GC 81 v. Focal Species and Associated Actions GC 84 vi. Focus Areas and Associated Actions GC 87 vii. Actions GC 98 viii. Management Resources GC 105 ix. Performance Measures GC 107 x. References GC 109 xi. Table 6. Definition of terms used in Green Cities Campaign GC 110 xii. Table 7. IL Metropolitan Statistical Area counties and population GC 111 xiii. Table 8. Population levels in Metropolitan Statistical Areas GC 111 xiv. Table 9. Percent change in total population in metropolitan areas GC 112 xv. Table 10. Total number of natural communities by metropolitan area GC 112 xvi. Table 11. Conservation Opportunity Areas in each metropolitan area GC 113 xvii. Table 12. Total IL Nature Preserve acreage in each metropolitan area GC 114 xviii. Table 13. Ranking of migratory bird species that utilize urban areas GC 115 xix. Table 14. 1928 pollinator study by Charles Robertson in Carlinville, IL GC 116 xx. Figure 7. Urban areas in IL based on population density GC 117 xxi. Figure 8. Metropolitan statistical areas in Illinois GC 118 xxii. Figure 9. Metropolitan/urban focus areas in Green Cities Campaign GC 119 xxiii. Figure 10. Conservation Opportunity Areas and metropolitan areas GC 120 xxiv. Figure 11. Illinois Natural Area Inventory sites by metropolitan area GC 121 xxv. Figure 12. T&E and IL Breading Bird Areas by metropolitan area GC 122 xxvi. Figure 13. Illinois cropland data from 2012 GC 123 xxvii. Appendix 6. SGCN addressed by Green Cities Campaign GC 124 d. Invasive Species i. Description Invasives 126 ii. Goals Invasives 126 iii. Status as of 2015 Invasives 127 iv. Stresses and Threats to Wildlife and Habitat Invasives 129 v. Focal Species Invasives 133 vi. Actions Invasives 134 vii. Management Resources Invasives 142 viii. Performance Measures Invasives 144 ix. Table 15. Early detection priority species Invasives 145 x. Table 16: SGCN threatened or stressed from Invasives Invasives 146 e. Lake Michigan and Coastal Area i. Description LM 149 ii. Guiding Principles and Goals LM 150 iii. Status as of 2015 LM 151 iv. StressesDRAFT and Threats to Wildlife and Habitat LM 160 v. Focal Species LM 162 vi. Actions LM 163 vii. Management Resources LM 174 viii. Performance Measures LM 176 ix. Figure 14. Campaign boundary and focus areas LM 177 x. Appendix 7. SGCN addressed by Lake Michigan Coastal Campaign LM 178 f. Streams i. Description Streams 181 ii. Goals Streams 181 iii. Status as of 2015 Streams 182 iv. Stresses and Threats to Wildlife and Habitat Streams 186 v. Focal Species Streams 188 vi. Focus Areas Streams 190 vii. Actions Streams 191 viii. Management Resources Streams 195 ix. Performance Measures Streams 196 x. References Streams 198 xi. Table 17. Activities in support of the Streams Campaign goals Streams 200 xii. Table 18. Focal species in nutrient management priority areas Streams 201 xiii. Figure 15. Streams Campaign focus areas Streams 202 xiv. Appendix 8. SGCN addressed by the Streams Campaign Streams 203 g. Wetlands i. Description Wetlands 211 ii. Goals Wetlands 212 iii. Status as of 2015 Wetlands 214 iv. Stresses and Threats to Wildlife and Habitat Wetlands 218 v. Focal Species Wetlands 220 vi. Focus Areas Wetlands 221 vii. Actions Wetlands 222 viii. Management Resources Wetlands 231 ix. Performance Measures Wetlands 232 x. References Wetlands 233 xi. Figure 16. Wetlands Campaign priority natural divisions Wetlands 236 xii. Figure 17. Wetlands Campaign priority areas and sites Wetlands 237 xiii. Appendix 9. SGCN addressed by the Wetlands Campaign Wetlands 238 xiv. Appendix 10. Wetlands Campaign priority tiers in Illinois. Wetlands 243 VII. Review and Revision Review 246 VIII. References References 247 IX. Tables a. Table 1. Summary of Illinois’ SGCN by taxonomic group SGCN 10 b. Table 2. Summary of the 2015 status of individual COAs COA 16 c. Table 3. ImportanceDRAFT of conditions for planning and implementation COA 17 d. Table 4. Satisfaction of conditions for planning and implementation COA 18 e. Table 5. Breeding Bird Survey Data F&P 45 f. Table 6. Definition of terms used in Green Cities Campaign GC 110 g. Table 7. IL Metropolitan Statistical Area counties and population GC 111 h. Table 8. Population levels in Metropolitan Statistical Areas GC 111 i. Table 9. Percent change in total population in metropolitan areas GC 112 j. Table 10. Total number of natural communities by metropolitan area GC 112 k. Table 11. Conservation Opportunity Areas in each metropolitan area GC 113 l. Table 12. Total IL Nature Preserve acreage in each metropolitan area GC 114 m. Table 13. Ranking of migratory bird species that utilize urban areas GC 115 n. Table 14. 1928 pollinator study by Charles Robertson in Carlinville, IL GC 116 o. Table 15. Early detection priority species Invasives 145 p. Table 16: SGCN threatened or stressed from Invasives Invasives 146 q. Table 17. Activities in support of the Streams Campaign goals Streams 200 r. Table 18. Focal species in nutrient management priority areas Streams 201 X. Figures a. Figure 1. COAs currently recognized through Illinois Wildlife Action Plan COA 19 b. Figure 2. Factors that contribute or reduce success of management COA 20 c. Figure 3. Intersection of COAs with Campaign focus areas COA 21 d. Figure 4. Amendment to Mason Co. Sands COA F&P 46 e. Figure 5. Focus areas and sites in Farmland and Prairie Campaign F&P 47 f. Figure 6. Focus areas for the Forest and Woodland Campaign F&W 69 g. Figure 7. Urban areas in IL based on population density GC 117 h. Figure 8. Metropolitan statistical areas in Illinois GC 118 i. Figure 9. Metropolitan/urban focus areas in Green Cities Campaign GC 119 j. Figure 10. Conservation Opportunity Areas and metropolitan areas GC 120 k. Figure 11. Illinois Natural Area Inventory sites by metropolitan area GC 121 l. Figure 12. T&E and IL Breading Bird Areas by metropolitan area GC 122 m. Figure 13. Illinois cropland data from 2012 GC 123 n. Figure 14. Lake Michigan campaign boundary and focus areas LM 177 o. Figure 15. Streams Campaign focus areas Streams 202 p. Figure 16. Wetlands Campaign priority natural divisions Wetlands 236 q. Figure 17. Wetlands Campaign priority areas and sites Wetlands 237 XI. Appendixes a. Appendix 1. Species in Greatest Conservation Need in Illinois Appendix 1 253 b. Appendix 2. Watch list of vulnerable species Appendix 2 270 c. Appendix 3. Contributors to Illinois Wildlife Action Plan implementation and 2015 Implementation Guide development Appendix 3 281 d. Appendix 4. SGCN addressed by Farmland and Prairie Campaign F&P 48 e. Appendix 5. SGCN addressed by Forest and Woodland Campaign F&W 70 f. Appendix 6. SGCN addressed by Green Cities Campaign GC 124 g. AppendixDRAFT 7. SGCN addressed by Lake Michigan Coastal Campaign LM 178 h. Appendix 8. SGCN addressed by the Streams Campaign Streams 203 i. Appendix 9. SGCN addressed by the Wetlands Campaign Wetlands 238 j. Appendix 10. Wetlands Campaign priority tiers in Illinois. Wetlands 243 Acknowledgments Illinois’ Wildlife Action Plan has been implemented over the past ten years through the tremendous cooperation and collaboration among many agencies, organizations and individuals. This Implementation Guide is the result of conversations with partners who requested a revised format that would identify best management practices, step down actions to make them easier to implement, provide clear directions for implementation, clarify the role of IDNR, and be written in language everyone can understand.